I met a man the other day at open mic, who told me the best story I ever heard in my life. He Called It 21?'s
He said....
My mother's placenta was too weak, abruptly it abrupted,suddenly, emergency, 911 helped, ambulance rushed, me in her belly, crushed the heart, in her chest, when she thought, she may loose me, to death, she loved me to death, so did life, as they fought, emergency C-Section, hold breath, brought,me, into this world, prematurely to life, taught me, so much left, surely, death left me for dead,right, stillborn, yet I was still born, 2lbs 4oz, told me, u always, keep what u kill, so they named me Life solely.
Only 6 weeks 6 days in the NICU's wilderness, before setting me free, 1, daddy took the coward way out by gun,though, although couldn't fill the hole of emptiness. 2 slipped feet into father's shoes,& bestfriend died in a fire too. 3, diagnose with HIV,inherited from father,given to mother on valentine's day,by STD called AIDS!
Told wife,he was working late, because rent was late, & needed to be paid. 4, his mother walked out Life's door. 5, both his parents were no longer alive. 6, his life was beautifully broken, but lacked all tools to fix it!
7, He wondered did all dogs go to heaven. 8, realized Life wasn't straight. 9, every year he prayed to rewind. Five minutes before time, of conception, to give mommy revaluation, Just swallow instead.
10,he found a new bestfriend.
11, he still pursued the certain answers, to questions left unanswered at seven. When he witnessed his dog die by cancer.
12,although he found Jesus he still lived in hell. 13, nobody believed all, already witnessed & seen. 14, he was molested, luckily his uncle was infected. Nightmare turned dream. 15, He lost his virginity by choice, impregnated The love of his Life, had miscarriage with misfortune, leaving depression remorsing. Sweet 16, wasn't so sweet,either!
17 almost legal, to buy drugs or join military just to legally kill people.18, finally is here, 19 sheds a tear. 20 is just another year. Starting to see the light,
21 Finallty! Now I have all my damn birth rights, & the right to bare personal guns. But if you never knew, you're never know,ask but don't tell policy. I apologize because unlike many, & just like many, my actions I never show!
Life's tumors allign with death cancers, Benign, waiting to explode.
BOOM!
Behind! Hidden agendas & scenes! Crimes, from nights unseen! Crying! Dying! yet still! Lying! Trying! To write themselves a different reality. Life!
But unlike others, & just like others, my smiles are landmines! & My laughter's are hand grenades. But the reason I don't wear my emotions, pain, & heart on my sleeves. Because unlike many, I don't need to be saved! I'll die behind enemy lines & in between spaces & lines! Using my mind & Time & this poem as my gun with this mic, to fire!
But I rather not plead my fifth, Because I dare not be no liar! I rather bare tongue not gun, loading my words as bullets, empty & reload my heart on these poems!
